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Old 05-20-2013, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by X5SND View Post
Short version: Cold-monitoring is a series of quick consecutive electrical pulses sent out to each bulb upon startup (testing for burnt out bulbs)...it's been linked to shorting the life of LED angel eyes. A simple program like bmw scanner 1.4.0 (easiest for the casual user) can be had for a couple bucks and can do the necessary adjustments with simple check boxes. Just do a search for 'cold-monitoring' and you'll come up with plenty to read.

You could also find someone locally....most true bimmer enthusiasts will know what you're talking about.

x2 it makes no sense to put LED bulbs in those angel eyes without coding off the cold monitoring if you want them to last
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